8 New Pocket Knives, Multi-Tools and EDC Items You Might Have Missed

Thanks to its sturdy aluminum handle, three ambidextrous deployment methods and 3.65-inch drop-point blade made of tough, edge-holding AR-SFII, the Beest was already a winner. This new treatment merely adds a flashy yet somehow still restrained red-and-gold Year of the Fire Horse skin, while keeping the price under a Benjamin, adding even more good fortune to the mix.

With its slender profile and sleek lines, the Fox Knives Chnops — penned by Raven Knives Design — is a favorite among the brand’s offerings. It just became an even stronger contender in the gentleman’s knife category, courtesy of a quintet of new Heritage options, which see five new handle materials applied to this brilliant design. They include sandblasted titanium, Fatcarbon, two hardwoods and deer horn. But not matter which you choose, you still get Midgards Messer Hybrid Cryo steel and a classic liner lock.

Acknowledging the fact that many of us mostly use our precious EDC knives to open packages, award-winning designer Richard Rogers schemed up a small, affordable slip joint optimized for that task. The low-profile Box Key features a 1.24-inch chisel-shaped blade made of budget-friendly, edge-retaining 12C27 steel and a total weight of just an ounce. A tuned detent keeps it reliably open and closed while the capacious clip accommodates all kinds of pants and doubles as a money clip.

This upscale treatment of a utilitarian design by the legendary Michael Walker features a 3.25-inch drop-point blade made of Damascus steel, a premium frame lock and a titanium handle with a brush finish, complemented by a titanium back spacer and pivot ring. Adding to its functional panache are a grippy textured zigzag pattern, deployment via thumb studs or a subtle front flipper and a titanium clip with a small roller wheel, enabling it to glide over pockets in an elegant, gentleman’s folder-worthy fashion.

Bestechman is, as you might assume, the more budget-friendly branch of Bestech. However, that doesn’t means its offering see a dip in quality. In fact, the Icebreaker is quite the opposite. With an aluminum handle, button lock and D2 blade, this is a practical workhorse EDC knife. And yet it falls well under the price you might expect for something so formidable.

This collaborative release is precisely how the worlds of dive watches and seafaring knives should collide. On the one hand, you have an utterly capable and stylish diver, good for 300m of underwater travel and boasting an automatic movement. And on the other, there’s a crazy-robust N360 satin steel knife with a classic sailor-style tipless blade and integrated gut hook. If you’re an ocean-going adventurer, these are two essential tools you should absolutely have in your arsenal, and these particular versions are especially adept, reliable and durable.

The Buck Knives 110 Folding Hunter might be the most important folding knife of all time, and yet it is still just as relevant today as it was back when it was released. Perhaps that’s because the brand continues to iterate on it, as it has with this stunning, stealthy, contemporary reinterpretation. This automatic version has marbled carbon fiber handle scales and a MagnaCut blade. However, it retains the same iconic silhouette, size and trusty back lock.

This charming little 2.18-ounce flipper sports a sand-polished 2.39-inch wharncliffe blade made of AR-RPM9, deployment via thumb studs or front flipper, a reliable liner lock and a sturdy pocket clip. But the real point of difference is the G10 handle scales, which glow in the dark, making it easy to spot in a cluttered tent or pack — or when you drop it in the dirt after the sun sets.